Chapter 60

“By the way, are there any common natural disasters around Xi Yuan?”

As he handed back the roll call to Captain Qiao, Fu Qian seemed to ask casually.

“How could there be!”

Captain Qiao was clearly puzzled by Fu Qian’s question.

“Although Xi Yuan City is not very large, it has existed for several hundred years and has always been known as a leisure destination. We don’t even have severe weather, let alone natural disasters.”

“If I had to mention something related to natural disasters, there is a volcano crater located ten kilometers from the city area, but it has never erupted as far as records show.”

An extinct volcano erupting? That could be considered a disaster.

However, Fu Qian always felt that it was not that simple.

While he was thinking, someone came in from outside—it was Lu Jun and his colleague returning.

“How did it go?”

Captain Qiao had obviously been holding back for a while and hurriedly asked.

“So far, it seems there’s no problem.”

Lu Jun shook his head.

“The deceased’s husband is named Ryu Xing, also a local, and childhood sweethearts with the deceased. They’ve just been married for two years and have always had a good relationship. He was at home when the incident occurred.

Most importantly, the guy is an ordinary person.”

“They had a good relationship?”

Fu Qian looked at Lu Jun with a strange expression on his face.

“Yes…”

“Does he know about the lunch?”

“…He does not.”

Fu Qian sighed and suddenly stood up amidst the shocked gazes of those present.

“Let’s go have a look.”

“Look at what?”

Lu Jun clearly didn’t grasp the meaning of Fu Qian’s words.

“A husband whose wife has died and yet you feel there are no suspicions about him—I suddenly find that quite interesting… Take me to see him.”

…

In the suburbs of Xi Yuan City.

“Is this the place?”

Fu Qian looked at the uniquely styled villa in front of him.

“Yes.”

Lu Jun answered with a grave voice, still not understanding why Fu Qian insisted on looking again.

As for the reason Fu Qian gave, in his view, it seemed to be a dark train of thought.

“It seems that this model couple has a fairly good economic situation?”

Fu Qian scanned the surroundings.

“Yes, Ryu Xing made his fortune in business abroad a few years ago and purchased the property here. That’s also when the two of them got married.”

Hmm.

Fu Qian nodded and looked at the tightly closed gate.

“Call them out.”

Lu Jun pressed the doorbell somewhat reluctantly.

However, after pressing it several times, there was still no response.

Lu Jun’s expression began to change.

But before he could do anything else, with a flash of a blade, the gate opened on cue.

Seeing the imposing Su Gao holding a knife, all the Night Watchmen felt a chill and not a single one dared to speak.

Lu Jun was the first to rush into the house, quickly discovering that it was completely empty.

The mess on the ground indicated that the owner of the house had left in a hurry.

“Could it really be related to him? But he’s clearly just an ordinary person!”

Lu Jun was obviously beginning to doubt his life choices.

Fu Qian didn’t respond to him, but instead looked around the place and finally stopped in front of a tightly closed door.

Compared to other places, this door had a distinctly different design and appeared to be much sturdier.

Without a word from him, the blade flashed again, and the metal door opened in response.

From this side, it looked like the space behind was some kind of workshop.

These two!

Seeing the two of them cooperating with such unspoken, overbearing actions, the three Night Watchmen were at a loss for words.

Su Gao didn’t seem to care about the Night Watchmen’s feelings at all and, after opening the door with a slice, he directly entered, rummaged around, and took out a string of items.

It was a collection of various small pieces of jewelry, all uniquely crafted and characterized by patterns that were oddly shaped.

“This is…”

Captain Qiao looked surprised, clearly recognizing the value.

“Jewelry inscribed with talismans, some still in the process of being made… They’re not much use to Transcendents, but some rich people like spending money on such items for a slight boost in vitality or physical enhancement.”

These could not possibly be made by an ordinary person!

Hearing the captain’s words, Lu Jun and the other exchanged a look, utterly shocked.

“To make things like these, this Ryu Xing is an unregistered Transcendent! He must have used some method to conceal his presence before!”

“Get me this person’s information; we should check his recent activities.”

Listening to Su Gao’s order, Lu Jun nodded with a defeated expression.

“Normally speaking, if a married woman is victimized, you would find a lot of suspicion on her husband, that’s the usual scenario.”

Fu Qian patted him on the shoulder, speaking earnestly and tediously.

…

Fu Qian turned to look at Captain Qiao again, whose expression had become much more serious.

It was entirely understandable, as helping the Executioner Group catch a fugitive was one thing, but a fugitive coming from one’s own jurisdiction was another matter entirely, serious enough to be considered negligence of duty.

“Captain Qiao, take us to meet Xi Yuan’s Huang Family.”

Captain Qiao was taken aback.

“Shouldn’t we follow up on this Ryu Xing first?”

“It’s better to work on both fronts.”

For some reason, Fu Qian just wasn’t interested in this Ryu Xing.

According to Lu Jun’s report, they hadn’t found any information on the person who had stood up Geng Yue.

There wasn’t enough time for a slow investigation.

Unraveling the mystery was fine, but when time was of the essence, startling the snake out of the grass was the right strategy.

And as the local hegemon, Xi Yuan City’s Huang Family was the perfect tool for startling the grass.

Of course, it would be even better if they were connected to the snake.

Seeing Fu Qian’s firm stance, Captain Qiao turned his gaze to Su Gao, only to find that the latter was even more determined.

“Alright then!”

Captain Qiao agreed promptly, knowing the times.

…

Soon, the manor of Xi Yuan’s Huang Family came into distant view.

As an aristocratic family, their taste was indeed extraordinary.

“This seems to be the Extinct Volcano you mentioned earlier?”

Looking at the sprawling structures up the mountain, Fu Qian turned to Captain Qiao.

“They believe this place has good feng shui… They put in a lot of effort to quarry the mountain and reside here.”

The underlying message was that he better not make any inappropriate comments later.

“Anything else you’d like to remind me of?”

“Uh… To ensure the purity of their bloodline and maximize the proportion of offspring who are Transcendents, Xi Yuan City’s Huang Family has maintained intra-family marriages like their main family for many years, so their appearances tend to have some distinct features.”

Got it, easy to recognize but hard to distinguish.

In fact, it was evident from the level of importance given to Wen Li earlier—any potential for Transcendent powers to be passed on through bloodlines would surely bring back all these absurd practices.

“…However, thanks to this, the proportion of Transcendents in the entire Huang Family is quite high. At least half of the young people have cultivation qualifications, with one-fourth able to practice the family’s inherited ‘Emperor Energy.’

‘Blood Lion’ Huang Zhixun hails from Xi Yuan City’s Huang Family. At just forty years old, he has already reached the pinnacle of the Fourth Phase and is hoped to be the youngest Transcendent to reach the High Tier in decades.”

“He won’t make it.”

Upon hearing this, Su Gao, who had been resting with eyes closed, interjected indifferently.